In other words, it has a comparative advantage in wheat.
So he's going to have to focus on those things where he has a comparative advantage".
It has a comparative advantage in producing specialist goods that require a global market.
As any economist could tell you, it therefore has a comparative advantage in labour-intensive manufactures.
"Brazil has a comparative advantage through its own experience that is very relevant in a tropical context," Mr. Cackler said.
First, the single market needs to be completed, especially in services, where Britain has a comparative advantage.
Culture and history also help to decide the sector in which a country has a comparative advantage.
"Third, access to EU markets, including services, where the UK has a comparative advantage, would be an important part of our credit assessment.
Brazil has a comparative advantage, he says, in providing HIV/AIDS treatment to the poor and in conditional cash-transfer schemes like Bolsa Família.
Since winning power, Mr Blair seems to have concluded that war is something in which Britain has a comparative advantage that can be turned to diplomatic advantage.
Barriers are steepest in areas where Africa, with its vast amount of land and relatively cheap workers, has a comparative advantage, namely agriculture and textiles.
